Blessing CEO, a controversial Nigerian self-acclaimed relationship expert, has finally been released from prison.

She regained her freedom on Saturday, October 24, 2026, after spending four months in prison.

Actress Doris Ogala announced the news in a post on Instagram.

Sharing a video conversation, Doris wrote, “Blessing CEO is finally out, thank you Jesus. Awwwww ajjeeeyyyy.”

This came after the self-acclaimed therapist lost her second son to an asthma attack while in prison.

It was reports that Blessing CEO, who has been in Kirikiri prison since June, was arraigned for alleged N36 million property fraud and granted N10 million bail on June 9, 2026.

She was re-arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on June 10, 2026, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over a N13 million cancer fraud and falsification of cancer results.

In July, she was granted another N20 million bail in a N69.15 million tenancy fraud.

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Uganda has barred travellers with a history of travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from transiting through the country as authorities investigate a traveller who later tested positive for Ebola in Nigeria. The Ugandan Ministry of Health announced the restriction on Friday and reinstated traveller locator forms to support contact tracing and follow-up.

In a statement signed by Director General of Health Services Charles Olaro, the ministry said available information indicated that the traveller had no symptoms when she departed Uganda. It said investigations were continuing to establish when symptoms began and where she may have been exposed.

Uganda is working with Nigerian health authorities to reconstruct her travel history and movements. It has requested further information, including detailed travel records and genomic sequencing results where available. The ministry maintained that Uganda had no active Ebola cases.

Authorities said infection prevention measures had been strengthened at border points and health facilities, alongside continued nationwide surveillance. The ministry warned that breaches of public health requirements could attract action under Uganda’s Public Health Act.

It also urged communities to report suspected unauthorised border crossings so those involved could undergo screening and appropriate follow-up. Travellers and residents were advised to remain calm, practise hand hygiene and cooperate with screening and other public health measures. Uganda had previously experienced an outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease after cases were imported from the DRC in May 2026.

The country recorded 20 confirmed cases, including two fatalities, before declaring the outbreak over in August following 42 days without a new locally acquired case. According to WHO figures cited in the report, the DRC had recorded 9,704 confirmed cases and 4,687 fatalities across eight provinces by October 20.

Uganda’s latest announcement follows its October 21 clarification that the Nigerian patient’s passage through the country did not establish where she contracted the virus. The ministry said preliminary information suggested she had visited eastern DRC for business before travelling through Uganda.

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, said on Friday that genomic analysis showed a high degree of similarity between the virus detected in Nigeria’s patient and that identified in Kenya’s first imported case. Pate stressed that the finding did not establish infection in Kenya, as there was no evidence that the Nigerian patient had travelled there.

Africa CDC had earlier said it was investigating a possible connection because both patients passed through Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport on October 3. Kenya’s first case involved a traveller arriving from the DRC through Uganda. The report said Kenya subsequently recorded nine confirmed cases, including two fatalities, with the eight additional infections linked to the first patient.

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’, Ikeja, Lagos, has intercepted three live pangolins during an anti-smuggling operation along Oyo Dam at Igbo-Ora, Ogun State, averting their illegal trade and potential harm to Nigeria’s wildlife population.

The Acting Comptroller, FOU Zone ‘A’, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Oladapo Afeni, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, October 25, 2026.

The interception occurred on Monday, 12 October 2026, when officers acting on credible intelligence discovered the endangered animals concealed in a wire-mesh cage inside a sack.

The suspected traffickers reportedly abandoned the consignment and fled into the surrounding swamp upon sighting the Customs patrol team.

Afeni, represented by Deputy Comptroller in charge of Enforcement, Oluwaseun Oguntuase, commended the operatives for their vigilance and swift response, describing the interception as a significant step in the Service’s efforts to combat wildlife trafficking and organised smuggling.

He said the operation demonstrated the Unit’s determination to protect Nigeria’s biodiversity and disrupt criminal networks exploiting the country’s borders and waterways.

“Pangolins are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which regulates international trade in endangered wildlife. Their illegal trafficking threatens wildlife conservation and biodiversity. The three rescued animals have been handed over to the Greenfingers Wildlife Initiative Centre for safekeeping, rehabilitation and appropriate care,” he stated.

Afeni warned individuals involved in wildlife trafficking against continuing their activities, stressing that the Unit would sustain its enforcement operations.

“FOU Zone ‘A’ will continue to intensify patrols, intelligence-driven operations and inter-agency collaboration to protect endangered species and combat illegal wildlife trade,” he said.

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